Glass-drawing machine.



B. HANSON.

GLASS DRAWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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E. HANSON. I GLASS DRAWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.16,1911.-

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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EDWARD HANsoN, or KANE, PENNSYLVANIA.

GLASS-DRAWING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4,1913.

Application filed August 16, 1911. Serial No. 644,443.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HANSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Kane, in the county of McKeanand State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Glass-Drawing Ma chines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain novel and useful improven'ients in glass drawing apparatus arid has particular application to means for drawing glass tubes or cylind rs from which sheets of window glass or he like are subsequently formed.

In carrying out my-invention, it is my purpose to provid a glass drawing apparatus embodying in its construction a novel form of pot or receptacle from which the molten glass is drawn by means of the ba t .device, said pot being reversible that it may be turned to bring one containing sur-' face or the other into position.

Still another object of my invention is to I provide an improved device for removing the glass cylinder after it has been drawn andsevered from the body of the. molten glass within the pot. a

It is'also my purpose to provide an improved glass ma embody the desired features of simplicity, durability, efficiency and economy'.

With the abovea-ecited objects and others of a similarnature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and fal-l-' 'ing within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings :F igure 1 is a view in side elevation of a glass making a paratus embodying my invention, the mova le cylinder supports being shown in position ready to remove the cylinder from.

the drawing apparatus, while the melting pot and bait connections are shown in sec-' tion. Fi 2 is a view in front elevation of the travelin carriage for removing the glass cylinder. fig. 3 is adetail perspective view of one of the supports on the swinging beam of the carriage. Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the melting pot.-

Ileferring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a being drawn.

mg apparatus which will furnace or heater of any suitable construction over. which is mounted the receptacle or pot 2 which is adapted to receive the molten glass measured out of the melting tank, (not shown). The pot which is shown in detail in Fig. 4 comprises an a proximately circular body portion dished" bottom faces to form receptacles for the glass. The pot is dished or concaved on each side so that it is deeper adjacent to its edge as at 3 than at the center, the bottom of each receiving portion of the pot gradually sloping or tapering from the center 4 toward the edge. ten glass, as the bulk of the same within the pot decreases, blows from the center toward the'edge of the pot so that the greater pdrtion of the glass may be withdrawn by the drawing operation, the deepest portion 5 adjacent to the edge of the pot being substantially equal in cross diameter to the cylinder The potis provided with op ositely disposed trunnions6-6 mounted in arings 77, so that said pot may be re- By such an arrangement the molat its top and versedby hand or power, so that when the bullc of glass has been withdrawn from the pot it may be turned to bring the portion of theapot from which. the glass-has just been removed into position over the lfurnace or heater, thereby meltingany particles of glass which may be stuck or attached tothe si des or bottom;

The letter G indicates a drawn glass cyl inder, while the numeral 8 designates the 'ordinary blow pipe or bait,'adapted to be moved vertically with the reciprocating carriage 9, the latter having the arm 10adapt' ed to engage beneath the flange 11, at the end of the pipe. the air supply pipe, passing'through the guide sleeve 13 on the bait carriage, and detachably connected at- 14 to the bait on blow pipe. The latter provided with a flange 15, for the par ose hereinafter described while-the end 0 the'air pipe is provided with a similar flange 16.

Arranged to travel on trackways 17 leading to the pot, is a traveling carriage 18 having a brake 19 bv which the carriage may be held stationary in any ition along the track. Hinged or pivotec as at '20 to one The numeral .12 designates.

end of the carriage or truck is a swinging beam 21, preferably of suflicient length so. that when elevated it will extend from a point adjacent to the melting pot, upward above the drawing or bait apparatus, said beam being provided with a series of arms 22, suitably spaced. Each arm, as shown in detail in Fig. 3, comprises a shank 23 extending through the beam and carrying at its front end a crotch member 24 forming a restfor the glass cylinder, said member being preferably formed of wood, while 25 designates a coiled compression springinterposed-between the crotch restand the shank of the arm.

The numeral 26 indicates a hook arm ex tending forward from the beam 21 and adapted when the beam is in position for removing the cylinders to engage beneath the flange 15 on the blow pipe when the cylinder is slightly raised with the carriage of the bait apparatus, while 27 indicates a similar hook arm adapted at such time to engage beneath the flange 16 of the de tachable air pipe.

The numeral 28 indicates an arm pivotally connected to the lower end of the beam and carrying at its outer free end a weight'29, while 30 indicates a connecting cable or rod joined at one end as at 31 to the arm 28 and at its opposite end 32 to the beam.

From the above description, taken in connect-ion with the accompanying drawings, the construction and manner of employing my improved glass working apparatus will. be readily apparent. v

In operation, the pot is filled with molten glass and the bait apparatus lowered by means of its carriage in the usual manner until the blow pipe or bait engages with the molten material. The'air is then admitted through the air pipe in the usual manner and the carriage moved upward vertically until the cylinder is drawn to the proper length. The truck carrying the swinging beam is then moved along the trackway to a position as close to the melt ing pot and cylinder as possible, so that the arm 27 extends beneath the flange 16 on the detachable air pipe, while the hook arm 26 extends beneath the flange 15, the cylinder and drawing connections having been elevated sufliciently by the bait carriage to permit of this. The carriage is now lowered slightlyso that the flanges striking against their respective hook arms separate the air pipe from the blow pipe, the cylinder being severed from the bottom in the usual manner. The cylinder now rests in the cradle or crotch arms 22 and the beam is lowered by means of the cable 33 assisted by the weighted arm 28. One end of the cable 33 is attached as at 34 to the end of the beam Itwill be noted that I have provided an exceedingly simple, effective and convenient form of glass making apparatus, by means of which the glass composing the cylinder may be drawn from a reversible pot so constructed that the maximum amount of glass may be drawn therefrom and any slight quantity of glass remaining in the pot may be readily melted when the latter. is re versed. I

Furthermore, it willbe seen that I provide. a reliable and eflicient means for receivingthe cylinder at the time it is severed from the mass of'glass in the pot for conveying the cylinder away from the bait apparatus without thepossibility of injury. While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to all the precise details of construction herein set forth, as modification and variation may be .made without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

1. In a glass working apparatus, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain the molten glass, a reciprocating carriage, a blow pipe mounted upon the carriage and adapted to draw the glassfrom the receptacle, an air pipe det-a'chably connected to the-blow pipe at thecarriage, a flange upon the blow pipe and a flange upon the" air pipe, and means for-removing the drawn glass, said means comprising a traveling carriage, a post or beam pivoted to swing at one end of the carriage, a series of 'arms for supporting the drawn glass, an arm'adapted to engage with the flange upon the blow pipe and a second arm adapted to engage the flange upon the air pipe to separate the blow pipe from the air pipe, and means for raising and lowering the post, said means comprising a drum and a cable wound upon said drum and connected to the free end of the post, and a weighted arm upon the lower end of said post- 2. In a glass'working apparatus, the combination of a receptacle for the molten glass, means for drawing the glass including a blow pipe and an air pipe detachably connected to the blow pipe, means for removing't-he'drawn glass, said last means com prising a traveling carriage, a member pivoted on the carriage and movable relatively thereto, means on said member'adapted to her about its pivotal connection with the receive the drawn glass, means adapted to carriage in the lowering thereof. 10 enga e the blow pipe and the air pipe for In testimony whereof I afiix my signature detac ing the same, means for swlnging in presence of two witnesses.

said member about its pivotal connectioni EDWARD HANSON. with the carriage for raising and lowering j Witnesses:

the same, and a weight coimected to said I J. S. LUNDGREN,

member to assist in the swinging of the mem- O. WENBTROM.

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